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Starting in the 1970s, California began to slowly phase out the use of justice courts (in which non-lawyers were authorized by statute to preside as judges) after a landmark 1974 decision in which the Supreme Court of California unanimously held that it was a violation of due process to allow a non-lawyer to preside over a criminal trial which ...
The San Diego County Public Defender's office is an agency of the government of San Diego County, California.It provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime in state court who are financially unable to retain private counsel. [1]
Courts of California include: Headquarters of the Supreme Court of California, in San Francisco. State courts of record of California. Supreme Court of California [1] California Courts of Appeal (6 appellate districts) [2] Superior Courts of California (58 courts, one for each county) [3] State quasi-administrative courts of California
The public defender system is not the only form of indigent defense program offered in the United States. Besides the public defender system, there are two other main alternatives: assigned-counsel system and contract-service system. [3] Assigned-counsel is where the court appoints a private lawyer to defend someone who cannot afford to pay. [3]
The Sacramento County Superior Court has 9 commissioners assigned as follows: Benjamin Cassady - Traffic Arraignments Marlene Clark - Juvenile Dependency Richard Clark - Family Law, Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Restraining Orders Ryan Davis - Family Law Scott P. Harman - Family Law/Child Support Alicia Hartley - Criminal Arraignments
The California Commission on Judicial Performance is responsible for investigating complaints of judicial misconduct, judicial incapacity, and disciplining state judges, and is composed of 11 members, each appointed four-year terms: 3 judges appointed by the California Supreme Court, 4 members appointed by the governor (2 attorneys and 2 non ...
A Marsden motion is the only means by which a criminal defendant can fire a court-appointed attorney or communicate directly with a judge in a California state court. [1] It is based on a defendant's claim that the attorney is providing ineffective assistance or has a conflict with the defendant.
The Office of the County Counsel is headed by the Los Angeles County Counsel, an appointed County officer whose duties include providing legal advice and representation to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, County officers, County departments, and various other public agencies in civil matters. [1]